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Stiles Harold Williams is an independent property advisory business with specialists in many aspects of commercial and residential property. From offices in London and the south east we serve our clients across the UK, striving to provide the right answers to their property needs and making property work for their benefit.

Acting on behalf of Petchey Industrial Holdings, Stiles Harold Williams have just sold the freehold of Units 1 & 2 Optimus, a warehouse and office building of just over 30,000 sq ft on the Bellbrook Industrial Estate in Uckfield to clients of Lawson Commercial. The building is currently occupied by Gunnebo who are due to relocate to a new facility in early 2018.
David Martin of SHW said: “The availability of the freehold interest proved to be the main draw for the majority of the interested parties in the building. The lack of industrial and warehouse stock generally in the region also helped to generate interest from all parts of Sussex and from further afield.
“With the shortage of available stock, companies will now have to look at new build situations such as at the nearby Swallows Business Park in Golden Cross and Eastside Business Park in Newhaven where the first phase of each scheme has already been let or is now under offer.”view news

SHW Agency Brighton have strengthened their team with the appointment of James Bryant.
James joins from Brighton Council’s Estates team, and has prior private sector experience with Johnson Fellows. As part of their retail agency team, worked on acquisitions and disposals on behalf of numerous national and multiple retailers, institutional landlords and property companies.
David Martin, Head of SHW’s Sussex Coast offices said: “James will be specialising in the retail, office and industrial sectors in the Greater Brighton area, taking the team back up to full strength for the benefit of our clients.”

SHW Agency have been instructed to find a new occupier for 37 Tamworth Rd, Croydon – a former NHS site.
The locally listed three storey site has 28 car parking spaces and landlords Croydon Council have specified prospective tenants to use the premises for community-based activities supporting the council’s youth policies, education needs, public healthcare, job creation and / or cultural aspirations.view news

Earlier this summer Wealden District Council presented at a breakfast briefing supported by the Federation of Small Businesses.
The main purpose of the breakfast was to have an update provided by on their production of their new local plan. The speakers from WDC were Marina Brigginshaw, Head of Planning policy and Economic Development and Nigel Hannam, Director of Planning policy and Economic Development.
Alex Bateman of SHW was the only Planning Consultant in attendance – and here is a brief summary of what was discussed:
• Local plan review will supersede the core strategy and other adopted planning policy
• Core strategy started in 2007 adopted in 2013 (reviews in 2015 due to environmental constraints including waste water treatment and the Ashdown Forest)
• Consultation on the issues and options was completed towards the end of 2015
• This identified a need for 20,000 homes within Wealden District mainly in the South due to the Ashdown Forest and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty constraints
• The next consultation will be towards the end of summer 2017
• By the end of 2017, Wealden District Council aims to submit their local plan to the Planning Inspectorate
• The examination in public is expected over 2018, with adoption to the end of 2018view news

SHW’s Brighton Building Consultancy team have been instructed to produce a planned maintenance schedule for the Macmillan Horizon Centre which opened last November. The centre represents a unique one stop shop for those whose lives are affected by cancer.
The schedule will help to:
• Keep the centre in optimum condition over time
• Anticipate potential problems before they arise
• Calculate component costs and lifecyclesview news